Theme 1: Interaction between humans and the environment
• Demography and Disease: Were their any major outbreaks of disease that had an impact on the population? How densely populated were the specific empires/regions? Why?
• Migration: What were the major migrations of groups during this time period. Detail where the group(s) originated and what may have caused them to move to new locations. (i.e.: Bantu, Indo-European, Mesoamerican and South Pacific migrations)
• Patterns of Settlement: Where were the early civilizations located? Why were the lands suitable for perminant settlement? What resources did they have available at these locations?
• Technology: What technologies were available to these early civiliations? How did this technology impact the civilization’s development? (i.e.: iron/bronze tools, navigational/astronomical knowledge, etc.)
Theme 2: Development and interaction of cultures
• Religions: What were the major religions developed during this time period? What were the major teachings/guidelines of these religions? Where/when were these faiths founded?
• Belief systems, philosophies, and ideologies: (see questions for religions)
• Science and Technology: What were the major scientific and techonologial achievments of these early civilizations? How did these achievments affect the civilization itself as well as its interaction with other civilizations?
• Arts and Architecture: What were the major artistic or literary works of early socieities? Describe their unique architectural styles or engineering accomplishments
Theme 3: State-building, expansion, and conflict
• Political Structures and forms of government: What type of government did these early socieites use? (i.e.: monarchy, oligarchy, democratic, centralized vs. decentralized)
• Empires: Describe some of the early empires? What areas were until their influence or control? Describe any major wars that led to the expansion or collapse of early empires.
• Revolts and Revolutions: Describe any major uprisings or rebellions in these early civilzations. What were the cause and outcomes of these rebellions?
• Regional and transregional organizations: Where their any major political or economic agreements between or among early civilations?
Theme 4: Creation, expansion, and interaction of economic systems
• Agricultural and pastoral production: What were the staple crops of early socieites? What methods of agriculture were used?
• Trade and commerce: What were the major products early societies were known for? What items were traded between or among societies?
• Labor systems: How was labor divided among early societies? Was there any specific labor system involved? (i.e.: slavery, feudalism, caste system)
Theme 5: Development and transformation of social structures
• Gender roles and relations: Were the socieites patriarchal, matriarchal, or neither? What roles were men and women expected to take?
• Family and kinship: What were family structures like? Did these have an impact on political and/or social institutuions?
• Racial and ethnic constructions: Where early socieites divided up or categorized according to race? Did race have any impact on political, religious, or social structures
• Social and Economic classes: How were people ranked socially in early societies?
AP World History
Theme 1: Interaction between humans and the environment
• Demography and Disease: Were their any major outbreaks of disease that had an impact on the population? How densely populated were the specific empires/regions? Why?
• Migration: What were the major migrations of groups during this time period. Detail where the group(s) originated and what may have caused them to move to new locations. (i.e.: Bantu, Indo-European, Mesoamerican and South Pacific migrations)
• Patterns of Settlement: Where were the early civilizations located? Why were the lands suitable for perminant settlement? What resources did they have available at these locations?
• Technology: What technologies were available to these early civiliations? How did this technology impact the civilization’s development? (i.e.: iron/bronze tools, navigational/astronomical knowledge, etc.)
Theme 2: Development and interaction of cultures
• Religions: What were the major religions developed during this time period? What were the major teachings/guidelines of these religions? Where/when were these faiths founded?
• Belief systems, philosophies, and ideologies: (see questions for religions)
• Science and Technology: What were the major scientific and techonologial achievments of these early civilizations? How did these achievments affect the civilization itself as well as its interaction with other civilizations?
• Arts and Architecture: What were the major artistic or literary works of early socieities? Describe their unique architectural styles or engineering accomplishments
Theme 3: State-building, expansion, and conflict
• Political Structures and forms of government: What type of government did these early socieites use? (i.e.: monarchy, oligarchy, democratic, centralized vs. decentralized)
• Empires: Describe some of the early empires? What areas were until their influence or control? Describe any major wars that led to the expansion or collapse of early empires.
• Revolts and Revolutions: Describe any major uprisings or rebellions in these early civilzations. What were the cause and outcomes of these rebellions?
• Regional and transregional organizations: Where their any major political or economic agreements between or among early civilations?
Theme 4: Creation, expansion, and interaction of economic systems
• Agricultural and pastoral production: What were the staple crops of early socieites? What methods of agriculture were used?
• Trade and commerce: What were the major products early societies were known for? What items were traded between or among societies?
• Labor systems: How was labor divided among early societies? Was there any specific labor system involved? (i.e.: slavery, feudalism, caste system)
Theme 5: Development and transformation of social structures
• Gender roles and relations: Were the socieites patriarchal, matriarchal, or neither? What roles were men and women expected to take?
• Family and kinship: What were family structures like? Did these have an impact on political and/or social institutuions?
• Racial and ethnic constructions: Where early socieites divided up or categorized according to race? Did race have any impact on political, religious, or social structures
• Social and Economic classes: How were people ranked socially in early societies?